Donald Crowhurst's last diary entry before he disappeared overboard was 'It is the mercy'. ⠀
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Colin Firth portrays Donald Crowhurst's tragic attempt to sail around the world single-handedly in the first race of its kind, in his new film, The Mercy. Have you seen it yet?⠀
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Image: 'It is the mercy' by Tacita Dean, courtesy of the artist and @frithstreetgallery. See this carving at the National Maritime Museum. ⠀
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